Timepiece serving as alpha watch or traveling clock



May 5, 1931. F. BOSCH 1,804,048

TIHEPIECB SERVING AS A WATCH OB TRAVELING CLOCK Filad Aug. 16, 1929Patented May 5 1931 UNITED STATES FRITZ BOSCH, OF PFORZHEII I, GERMANYTIMEPIECE SERVING AS A were OR TRAVELING 01.00

Application filed August 16, 1929, Serial No. 386,297, and in GermanyApril 13, 1929.

This invention relates to a time-piece, which may be carried in thepocket, the glass and dial being well protected, or which may be placedon a table the dial in upright position.

The novelty consists in that the watch case proper is oscillatablymounted on the lid of a casing and controlled by springs in such amanner that it can oscillate from said receptacle in upward directionand stand upright in the same.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the casing with watch inupright position in side elevation, partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows in side elevation the watch in the position for winding.

F ig. 4 shows the casing in side elevation, partly in section the watchaccommodated in the casing which is closed.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of Fig. 4 partly in section on line 55.

In the side walls a, a of a casing b a lid 6 is hingedly mounted bymeans of two hinge bolts 0. On the inner surface of the lid c the watchcase proper d is fixed by a hinge f, said elements e and d being securedagainst mutual oscillation, as the hinge f is spring controlled.

The watch case (Z has to be brought for winding'into the position shownin Fig. 3, so that the knob is easily accessible. After the winding thewatch case J is automatically lowered against the inner surface of thelid 6 and secured in this position by the spring-controlled hinge Thelid 0 of the casing and therefore also the watch case 0! is furthercontrolled by a spring h in the casing having the tendency to oscillatethe lid 6 with the watch case d into the position shown in Fig. 1, sothat the dial is visible. In this position the time-piece can serve astraveling clock, as the casing 1) serves as foot for the Watch.

In the position, shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the time-piece can be carried inthe pocket or in a suit-case or the like without danger of gettingdamaged as the watch case 03 is accomand counter hooks 7c of the casing.

modated in the casing 6, covered by the lid 6 and held in this positionby hooks i of the lid These counter hooks 7c form the ends of the armsof a bow Z shiftably mounted in the casing b. This bow Z is adapted tobe shifted in the casing by means of a push button m and guided in flapsw. of the side walls a of the casing Z). The push button on projectsthrough a slot 7) of the casing b, and it has a resilient wire 0 mountedin a sleeve 0 and bearing with its end on said how Z.

When a pressure is exerted upon the push button m in the direction ofthe arrow A (Fig. l) the bow Z and through the same the counter hooks 7care shifted inward, whereby the hooks c' are liberated, the lid e withthe watch case 05 being suddenly oscillated upward to adopt the positionshown in Fig. 1.

lVhen the lid 6 with the watch is lowered, the hooks 2' engage under thehooks is so that the lid is secured in the shut position.

I claim 1. A time-piece adapted to serve as watch or traveling clock,comprising in combination a casing, a lid hingedly mounted in saidcasing, a watch case fixed by a hinge on the inner surface of said lid,a spring controlling said hinge to hold said watch case lying againstsaid lid, means for securing said lid in the shut position, means forreleasing said lid, and a spring for automatically bringing said lidwith said watch case into the upright position.

2. A time-piece adapted to serve as watch or traveling clock, comprisingin combination a casing, a lid hingedly mounted in said casing, a watchcase fixed by a hinge on the inner surface of said lid, a springcontrolling said hinge to hold said watch case lying against said lid,two hooks on said lid, two counter hooks shiftable in said casing tocooperate with said lid hooks, means for releasing said lid, and aspring for automatically bringing said lid with said watch-case into theupright position.

3. A time-piece adapted to serve as watch or traveling clock, comprisingin combination a casing, a lid hingedly mounted in said casing, a watchcase fixed by a hinge on the In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRITZ BOSCH.

